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JAIL CONDITIONS
United States v. County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Sheriff [USDOJ CRIPA Case]

2:15-cv-05903 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2015

On June 6, 1996, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) notified Los Angeles County that it intended to investigate conditions in the Los Angeles County Jail system (the Jails) pursuant to the Civil Rights of the Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). In August of 1996, the DOJ toured the Jails with correctional mental health experts. The investigation found that the Jails were failing to provide care meeting constitutional standards to mentally ill inmates. On September 5, 1997, the DOJ…
JAIL CONDITIONS
Handlin v. Garvey

1:91-cv-06777 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 8, 1991

Closed Date: 1998

On October 8, 1991, prisoners at the Orange County Jail in New York filed a pro se lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against representatives of the county in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs asked the court for injunctive relief and $1 million dollars each, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by the jail's insufficiencies in the areas of medical care, dental care, law library, dining facilities, and recreational programs, as wel…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Christina A. v. Bloomberg

4:00-cv-04036 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2000

Closed Date: 2003

On February 24, 2000, juvenile inmates at the South Dakota State Training School at Plankinton filed a civil rights lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1487 in the United States District Court, District of South Dakota, Southern Division, challenging conditions of confinement at the facility. Plaintiffs alleged numerous constitutional violations which included the following: (1) improper and punitive restraint methods; (2) l…
JUVENILE INSTITUTION
Horton v. Williams

3:94-cv-05428 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Aug. 11, 1994

Closed Date: Aug. 23, 2001

On August 11, 1994, juvenile plaintiffs filed a § 1983 civil rights class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Tacoma), challenging conditions of confinement at the Green Hill School (GHS). Plaintiffs were represented by attorneys for the National Center for Youth Law Columbia Legal Services and sought declaratory and injunctive relief.Plaintiffs amended their Complaint on August 17, 1994. Defendants moved to dismiss, which was denied by the District …
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (FACILITY)
U.S. v. Pennsylvania

2:93-cv-02094 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 21, 1993

Closed Date: Jan. 5, 2005

On September 1986, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice [DOJ] notified the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [State], pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. §1997, that it was commencing an investigation into conditions at the Embreeville Center in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Embreeville was a State operated facility that provided care and treatment for residents with intellectual disabilities.The investigation included tours of the fac…
PRISON CONDITIONS
Walker v. Johnson

4:81-40336 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: June 19, 1981

In 1981, a group of incarcerated persons brought this class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the State of Michigan; the Michigan Department of Corrections; and the wardens of Marquette Branch Prison, the State Prison of Southern Michigan, and the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia. The suit alleged that a lockdown imposed by prison officials in response to riots severely restricted the privileges afforded to incarcerated individuals and resulted in …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Russell v. Johnson

1:02-cv-00261 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: July 12, 2002

Closed Date: 2006

On July 12, 2002, death row inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi against the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Plaintiffs were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and private attorneys. The suit alleged that the inmates were subjected to isolation, lack of exercise, inadequate ventilation, unsanitary conditions, and lack of mental …
PRISON CONDITIONS
Plyler v. Moore

3:82-cv-00876 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: May 5, 1982

Closed Date: 1999

On May 5, 1982, a group of adult prisoners confined by the State of South Carolina filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §1983 against the South Carolina Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. The plaintiffs, who were represented by the National Prison Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, claimed that the defendants had discriminated against them by refusing to offer them the same environment and opportunities that were offered…
POLICING
U.S. v. City of Columbus, Ohio

2:99-cv-01097 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Oct. 21, 1999

Closed Date: 2002

In 1998, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted an investigation of the Columbus Division of Police (CDP). As a result of the investigation, the DOJ determined that CDP officers were engaged in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, making false arrests and lodging false charges, and conducting improper searches and seizures in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. On October 21, 1999, the DOJ filed a complaint against the City of Columbus, …
POLICING
Maryland State Conference of NAACP Branches v. Department of Maryland State Police

1:98-cv-01098 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 10, 1998

Closed Date: 2008

On April 10, 1998, the Maryland State Conference of NAACP Branches ("NAACP") and eighteen individuals filed this §1983 class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District Maryland. The plaintiffs sued the Maryland State Police (MSP) and twenty-four of its officers alleging racial profiling of minority motorists on Interstate 95 in Maryland. plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, damages, and attorneys' fees. In June 1998, an amended complaint was filed and the case wa…